Black Britannia: A History of Blacks in BritainJohnson Publishing Company, 1972 - 316 pages Historical study of the African and West Indian Black in the UK from 1594 to 1971 - covers forced labour as domestic workers, legal status, racial discrimination, race relations, racial conflict, racial policy, White attitudes, negro associations, immigration, social integration, employment (incl. As performers, writers, physicians, nurses, etc.), etc. Illustrations and references. |
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Page 55
... Thomas Lewis . But it was too late . The vessel had been cleared and was putting out to sea . How- ever , there was very slim chance of catching the ship in the Downs so a writ of habeas corpus was obtained and taken post haste to ...
... Thomas Lewis . But it was too late . The vessel had been cleared and was putting out to sea . How- ever , there was very slim chance of catching the ship in the Downs so a writ of habeas corpus was obtained and taken post haste to ...
Page 72
... Thomas Peters ( spelt Petters ) , a sergeant whose age at that time was forty - five ; and who , before running away at the start of the war , had been a slave , the property of William Campbell of Wilmington , North Carolina . When the ...
... Thomas Peters ( spelt Petters ) , a sergeant whose age at that time was forty - five ; and who , before running away at the start of the war , had been a slave , the property of William Campbell of Wilmington , North Carolina . When the ...
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... Thomas Peters . He waited six months for his claim to be ex- amined and his argument that he had no guarantee from the authorities that his case would be heard was a sound one . A statement that it would have been heard in a matter of ...
... Thomas Peters . He waited six months for his claim to be ex- amined and his argument that he had no guarantee from the authorities that his case would be heard was a sound one . A statement that it would have been heard in a matter of ...
Contents
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Courtesans and Blackamoors | 5 |
Bread and Liberty in Old England | 12 |
Copyright | |
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